Grandmother’s hat vs Bishop’s Castle
jjkOC zone 10a/22, SoCal
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (6)
Related Discussions
Summer Reading List Wanted
Comments (61)I loved Me before you, I read it a year ago and I still think about it. I read From the Kitchen of Half Truths, someone had recommended the kitchen house to me and all I could remember was kitchen and I borrowed the wrong book. Anyhow I really enjoyed it, it was a quirky story and set in England, but I really liked it. My girlfriends and I started a trashy book club, so my current reading choice, I am too embarrassed to share. Lol. I also read The Fault in our Stars, the movie is being released this weekend. This was meant to be for young adult readers, but I must admit I really loved it. Now after reading this thread, I must go update my list on goodreads, I need to read a few substantial books in between my selections from the book club, hehe, to balance my brain a bit. Happy reading everyone!...See MorePlease Name Your Five Top Roses
Comments (67)Right now, sticking to fuss free roses actually in bloom or about to (re)bloom, *Anna Olivier - perhaps the most reliable ebullient rebloom in the yard - tied for reliable rebloom with *Purpurea (winecup) - flowers are very frequent if also very fleeting; but oh the lovely glaucus foliage! *Savannah and *Plum perfect - both get better every year; I like it that they are foliated all the way to the ground. Savannah's strong grapefruit scent is a bonus; blooms last a long time on the bush before dropping cleanly. *Perle d'Or - used to just tolerate her because of the tendency to chlorotic leaves but dumped lots of gypsum and milorganite on her last year; she's been bettter since - spring flush had bigger flowers and smelled very good this year -- still fairly fuss free There are others I might have mentioned a month ago or a month from now. (maggie for best spring flush; softee for all round performance; star of the republic for most beautiful flower and most haunting scent; yellow mutabilis for that je ne sais quoi -- but this is good for now )...See MoreSo what happened to all the OGRs?
Comments (115)Per the stated parentage, it is a "Hybrid Sweetbrier", the parentage being "Golden Glow", one of the Brownell Sub Zero Roses, crossed with a hybrid of Eglantine, R. Eglanteria, the Sweetbrier. Species hybrids are generally considered "old garden roses", probably due to rose exhibition/rose show rules. Your chances of wining iron are much greater competing against more "rustic", rangy, older types than something more controlled and refined. Size depends upon climate and resources. At the colder end of its range, it supposedly makes a largish shrub, like many of the Austin roses do. Unleashed in the land of never ending summer, it gets HUGE (and usually won't flower). Much of how a rose is classed will depend upon WHERE you're trying to grow it. Peter Beales wrote of Ballerina, that it was one of their most useful small shrubs. Let it loose in coastal Southern California and I've seen it eat a 20'-plus pine tree in Manhattan Beach. So, what is it? "Hybrid Musk"? Though it obviously has NO "musk" genes in it what so ever. "Shrub"? Where? Britain or British type climates? Not where there is no "winter". There, it is a large, mildewy and black spotted climber. "Hybrid Multiflora"? From what it appears and how it performs, yup. Personally, I would love an 8' "climber". VERY few in these parts ever remain that "small". Climber v. rambler is a bit easier to envision. Both "climb" because they get overly long. "Climbers" tend to be stiffer, more brittle wooded, harder to train without kinking and breaking canes. They often have larger flowers, too, but not always. Think of the type of wood the average Cl HT creates. Try bending that to a trellis and it often kinks and breaks. Have you ever tried training Polka? Imagine trying to force rebar to bend to your will... "Ramblers" generally can even be used for ground cover as they can easily lay pretty flat on the ground before building themselves into large mounds. They generally produce rather flexible wood, unless it is very old, thick and woody. Until it ages, most can even be wrapped back on themselves to "self peg" and created a hoop, tying it back to itself. Something the average climber wouldn't be easy to make do. Most ramblers are going to be hybrids of multiflora, wichurana, soulieana, arvensis while "climbers" are sometimes based upon ramblers, but bred further with other types to create thicker wood, smaller flower clusters and larger flowers. "Climbers" can also arise from other types...Chinas, Teas, other species such as Brunonii, Moschata, etc. Consider Dr. Huey, the "root stock". Huey is a Large Flowered Climber with pretty stiff canes. The seed parent was Ethel, a rambler with flexible canes and smaller flowers in larger clusters. Ethel was a self seedling of the old Dorothy Perkins, one of the most infamous of mildewy ramblers the world has known. Jack Harkness joked that Dorothy Perkins had mildewed her way around the world. This line of ramblers was then crossed with Gruss an Teplitz, a "China, Hybrid China, Hybrid Tea" (all of which COULD be claimed from its breeding) which gave it larger flowers in smaller clusters, and fewer flowers, plus thicker, stiffer canes, removing it from being a "rambler" and into being considered a "Large Flowered Climber". Clear as mud?...See MoreDavid Austin order
Comments (52)So true, Noseometer! I heard back from DA today about shipping my order earlier so I am going to try and make a decision today. I am a plant addict and horrible indecisive and the two combined together is quite a conundrum. I think based on looks alone I am definitely leaning towards Wollerton. Besides the scent I do hesitant just because of the name is Claire and I was hoping to have a plant in my garden after each of my 3 kids (one named Clara). So I would get 1 more ticked off the box. I can't wait till I am at the point to can start showing pictures of my own garden journey....See MorejjkOC zone 10a/22, SoCal
3 years agoLynn-in-TX-Z8b- Austin Area/Hill Country
3 years agojerijen
3 years agojacqueline9CA
3 years ago
Related Stories
HOUZZ TOURSMy Houzz: A Paean to the 1950s and '60s in Pennsylvania
With vintage furniture, a sunken den and pristine original details, this home is a true homage to midcentury style
Full StoryLATEST NEWS FOR PROFESSIONALSPro Panel: What’s Your New Year’s Business Resolution?
A kitchen designer, an architect, an interior designer and a building exec share their 2019 goals to help inspire yours
Full StoryHOMES AROUND THE WORLDHouzz Tour: 1980s Home Updated for a Family’s Modern Lifestyle
An architect helps his sister and her sons make a fresh start in an English row house
Full StoryLIFEData Watch: What’s Great, and What’s Not, About a Smaller Home
Houzz asked more than 200 U.S. homeowners about life in 1,000 square feet or less. Here’s what they said
Full StoryDECORATING GUIDESCan 1970s Decor Don’ts Be Turned Into Do’s?
Mixed plaids, wood paneling, BarcaLoungers and more are finding their way into chic updated spaces
Full StoryMOST POPULARShe’s Baaack! See a Savvy DIYer’s Dramatic $400 Bathroom Makeover
You’ve already seen her dramatic laundry room makeover. Now check out super budget remodeler Ronda Batchelor’s stunning bathroom update
Full StoryVACATION HOMESHouzz Tour: 1950s Maine Nostalgia Guides Tiny Cottage’s Design
A designer taps into her memories to give her clients the vintage coastal-cottage look they yearn for
Full StoryMY HOUZZMy Houzz: A Hat Collection in Los Angeles That’s Hard to Top
A makeup artist’s lifelong passion for designer hats lends eccentric charm to her apartment in the NoHo arts district
Full StoryKIDS’ SPACESStep Right Up to a Top Model’s Circus-Inspired Nursery
Based on the big top and set in a real castle’s turret, this nursery could be the setting for a storybook
Full StoryDECORATING GUIDESInternational Intrigue Sets the Pace in a U.S. Home
A world traveler finds a place to hang her hat and set her suitcase, in a home filled with collectibles from around the globe
Full Story
jerijen